Courtship, it's that stage when men and women want to look and act their best to impress their beloved. It's the getting to know each other period as well. The irony of it, is that in so doing, the same people try to conceal their "unpleasantries" to prevent the other from losing interest due to disappointment, being not what one originally expected from the other. Most people claim that there has to be some sort of sparks during the first meeting. Men, (generally) are more into the physical attributes of the women, while the latter prefer a combination of good looks, financial stability, and the ability of men to "talk" convincingly (not necessarily super-smart), and yeah, having quite the "bad boy" image is a plus (to some fun loving women). And the criteria can go on and on, and having said all these, we tend to think that it is a "must" to hide our true selves, our unique characteristics, specially our imperfections (physically, and sometimes, morally) because we do not want to blow our chances of meeting the person we've been searching for so long.Well, I guess, that's just fine in the beginning. However, I urge everyone to show your true selves once you are "already" in a relationship. It'll serve as your tool to test yourselves if despite and inspite of what has been revealed, s/he is still into you. The next stage of the relationship can be a bit "informal". Meaning, this is your chance to show yourself without make up, wearing casual/house clothes or even with rollers in your hair, giving him the opportunity to kiss you before you shower (lol) or being just yourself without the "pressured" need to please.As you even get more comfortable/intimate with each other, you may discover that s/he snores while asleep, or that s/he farts openly or that s/he has the habit of picking his/her nose while talking to you. How about having a bad mouth? ( can be bad breath too! )In the process of learning more about your mate, s/he'll definitely have his/her unguarded moments and blurt foul languages, and many more! Now, IF, after all these revelations, you're still together, then, it's safe to say, that you've accepted each other for what and who you are.